We're In!

Yay, we're in!  We closed one week ago today.   Here's George looking up at his new house.

And Magnolia dancing a happy dance to finally be home!

Lunch on the staircase?  How fun!

This is what I've been doing for the past week.  And almost done!  Garage and basement left  to do.

Magnolia and George are getting used to their new house and we love hanging out on the front yard watching all of the walkers, joggers, dogs, strollers, kids, and bikers pass us by.  Most of our neighbors have come out to welcome us.  There are a lot of kids on our block and another little girl born in China lives down the street.  When Magnolia saw her she exclaimed "she has black hair just like me!"  The best part of moving here so far was when I could push the kids in the stroller to the grocery store (and a really nice one at that) just a few blocks away.   I love that we'll be able to do a lot of walking here.  We're in a suburb near the city so it definitely feels far more urban than where we came from.  We are hearing a lot of fire trucks and police sirens.  We're seeing a lot of squirrels and not so shy bunnies.  We have lots of uneven sidewalks that have caused a sufficient amount of scraped knees around here.  We have a much smaller yard and our garage is on an alley!  These may be little things to some but they aren't going unnoticed here!  I'm so happy to be back in the city again and in an old house!  The funny thing is that this house feels like it's in better condition than our last which we bought brand new.  We have a lot of updating to do but love doing it.  First will be the outside.  I'll be back with the before and afters...we're getting started this weekend!  Have a great weekend everyone!